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@uiten Vtetro. @sind @time .JAMES W, .EPP-Essen, on Wo o DHULL, 113111No'lsl l Lenen Patent 1ra-66,008, dared June 25, 1867.

FARM-GATE.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONERN:

Beit known that I, JAMES W; EPPERSON, of Woodhull, in the county ofHenry, andlState of Illinois, 4have u invented n. new and usefulimprovement in Farm-Gutes; and lI do llerehyileclure that the'followingis afull.l

clear, and exact description of the san1 ereferenee being had to theannexed drawings, making part of this specification, in whichi Figure 1is a. front elevation; and Figure 2 is a. side elevation and section. vThe same letters are employed in the designation of identical parte inboth figures. f A. represents a, panel of fence adjoining the gate-wey,supported-upon posts A: B is the post 'against which the gate closes.WheelslC are attached to the posts A A., so as to turn'f'reely upontheirv axes. I) is the gate, which is'formed of two parallel horizontalrails, to which thevcrticnl strips D2 are attached in suchl manner; thattheir rounded 4ends shall extend above the top rail D, as shown infig. 1. i The gate is hung upon the wheels C C, a groove being out inthe lower edge of thel rail -Dl to'receive the edge ofthe Wheels C C.The gate may be slid easily upon these wheels, so cs to close or openthe gate-way. This is eifcc'ted by ineens of the spur E, which'ismadc'wit'h four arms', rounded upon their ends,turning against theprojectingupper ends of the strips D, which must be placed at suchdistance apart as to mesh into ,the spaces between the arms or cogeofthe wheel E in opening or closing the gate. This spur-wheel E isattached to a horizontal shaft, E', which is set perpendicular to theline of fence, and turns in suitable bearings on the posts GG, and anintermediate support, GY', attached to the fence. l

4 The'gate is operated i'n openingand closing by thewinches I" F, which.ere so placed by the side of" the track that they may be easily reachedby persons ridingeither` on horseback or in u'vehicle. I place pins Hahorre the rail Dto preserve its alignment, and causethe ends of thehorizontal rails alsoto shut into recesses in the post B.

What I claim as my invention,v and desire to secure by Letters Potent,is-

1. Th'e spur-wheel E, operating substantially as described.

2. The grooyed rail Dvof th'eigute D, in combination with the,Vspurlwhecl and the xevolvingwheels hC,

attached to the fence poets, and upon which the gate'slides in opening.and closing.

3. In combination .with the gate D, with horizontal rail I)1 and'vertical strips D2, I claim the spur-Wheel E, shaft E', and winch F,arranged to operate substantially in the manner and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothis specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

'i JAMES W. EPPERsoN.

i Witnesses:

G. K. Ummm, CHARLES Benen.

